论中俄当代小说历史叙事中的“食之味”

“Meaning of Foods”in the Historical Narration of Chinese and Russian Contemporary Novels

在多部中俄当代小说中,"吃"或者"食"常作为细致描写、深刻隐喻的代表,被用于展现时代或社会状况,揭示人性与之相应的复杂变化。首先,"食"是人类生存需求的底线,比起精神需求,它更能反映个体生存的困境及其历史成因。其次,一切个体的精神蒙难都展现在"吃"的不易之中。当代小说普遍以微观的个人辐射宏观的历史,期待打破意识形态规制下的统一叙事。再次,作者处于社会责任感和主流价值认同的撕扯中,"食之味"这样的隐藏文本往往比直白的批驳更具力量。这些旨在制造隐晦的文体修辞其实是作者让苦难叙事突破批判困境、更加逼近事实的努力。

In many contemporary Chinese and Russian novels,"eating"or"food"is often used as a representative of meticulous description and profound metaphor.It is used to show the environment of the time and directly reveal the weakness of human nature.First of all,foods are the most important needs for human survival,compared to spiritual requirement,it can reflect more individual survival predicament and its historical causes.Secondly,the spiritual difficulties of all individuals are hidden in and precious in the"eating".Contemporary novels generally use microscopic personal radiation to macroscopic history in order to break the unified narrative under ideological regulation.Lastly,because authors not only have social responsibility but also have to protect their destiny,hidden texts such as"meaning of foods"tend to be more powerful than straightforward criticism.The use of these stylistic rhetoric is actually an attempt by the author to try to get out of the historical critical dilemma and become more close to reality.